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Franklin Antonio, Qualcomm Inc.'s executive vice president and chief scientist, was announced Friday to be behind a $2 million gift that to Father Joe's Villages lunch program. -
The Father Joe's Villages lunch program will be named in honor of the so far unidentified $2-million donor, who was described by the social services agency as a local businessman and philanthropist.
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A traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has come to San Diego for people to pay their respects. -
Iraq War veteran Blanka Stratford was catching a quick bite with friends Saturday when someone snatched her service dog, Spencer, from her car. Fortunately, Spencer and Stratford have been reunited after she offered a $2,000 reward for his return. -
Marine Corps veteran Kyle Carpenter will be awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions amidst a November 2010 grenade attack in Afghanistan. Unnamed officials have told the Marine Corps Times the announcement from the White House announcing Carpenter's award is imminent, although the White House has yet to confirm this. -
For active-duty troops, veterans, and reservists who need a designated driver after enjoying Fat Tuesday, Operation Homefront and Uber are teaming up to give them a free ride home. -
Army veteran Steve Holcolm won another bronze medal at the Sochi Olympics, this time for four-man bobsled. He is now the first American bobsled pilot to earn three Olympic medals. -
Negotiations went nowhere, and now Alpine teachers are striking. The SDPD finds itself with a third case of sexual misconduct on its hands. Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan get help to avoid homelessness. -
Fallbrook resident Jeffrey Reynolds, 44, was one of two Navy SEAL veterans found dead aboard the Maersk Alabama on Tuesday. Media outlets are reporting drugs were found in the room with the bodies of the dead men. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe 2014 Women and the Law Conference at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law this Friday will focus on women in the military, explore how the military handles sex assault cases and the topic of women serving in elite combat units.
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